ncea – special needs conference january 17 – 19, 2010 anaheim, ca martin scanlan marquette...
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MOVING FROM POCKETS OF
INNOVATION TO SERVICE DELIVERY
SYSTEMS
NCEA – Special Needs ConferenceJanuary 17 – 19, 2010Anaheim, CA
Martin ScanlanMarquette University
Goal
Cultivate integrated, inclusive systems of service delivery that comprehensively address
students’ special needs in your Catholic school community
✜ Students’ special needs
✜ Your Catholic school community
Pockets of Innovation
Students’ special needs are frequently met through the innovative efforts and commitments of individuals
✜Within schools
✜Across systems of schools
Service delivery: From having a plethora of programs…
Resource Room
TeacherSpeech and Language Pathologist
School Psychologist
Counselor
Social Worker
Special Education Teacher
Physical / Occupational
TherapistSchool Nurse
Bilingual Resource Teacher
Paraprofessional Support /
Aides
Literacy Coach
Math Coach
Title I teacher
Home-School Liason
Who’s on first?What’s on second?
I don’t know’s on third!
…to being integrated
Classroom - Early Interventions
School – Coordination of services
Collaboration of specialists and general educators to promote effective service
delivery within the most inclusive environment
What’s good about an integrated service delivery system?
Classroom – Early interventions
School – Coordination of services
✜ Schools become less dependent on heroic individuals as the model becomes institutionalized
✜ Individual schools have concrete exemplars
✜ Schools are less isolated, more apt to work together
So what are best practices for my Catholic School Context?
Integrating Service Delivery into a system
Aligning with the Catholic school community Grounded in Catholic identity and mission
Adapted to local context
Entrepreneurial
Are there exemplars?
Where are these best practices to meet students’ special needs in Catholic schools (and systems)?
Individual schools and classrooms Archdiocese of St. Louis – Learning
Consultant Model
So what do I do?
What will help me cultivate integrated, inclusive systems of service delivery to comprehensively address students’ special needs in my Catholic school community?
1. Strengthen relationships in horizontal, vertical, and diagonal directions
2. Promote diffusion of innovation
Relationships Horizontally
Within schools
Across schools
Vertically
Within school
Within diocese
Diagonally
Across sectors
Where are these relationships strong?
Where are areas for growth?
Diffusion of Innovation
What’s an innovation?
What influences its diffusion?
Relative Advantage Compatibility Complexity Trialability Observability Reinvention
What innovations in your school apply to meeting students’ special needs?
To what degree are these likely to diffuse?
Diffusion of Innovation
Social Context and Perceptions are Paramount
Innovations are Complex
Conclusions
Cultivating integrated, inclusive systems of service delivery throughout Catholic school communities Best practices of service delivery
for Catholic school communities Relational dimensions Diffusion of innovation
----------- Your role in leadership
